The forgotten story of World War II: the Bengal famine in British India, where at least three million people died, told for the first time by the eyewitnesses to it. "Three million is great radio ...

In 1838 there was terrible drought in Agra, which meant many crops and cattle died causing a famine. The East India Company and the British rulers did little to help with the relief and by the end ...

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Later, the British rulers of India developed emergency famine relief programs as a way to strengthen the legitimacy of their rule. But these efforts were not enough. Also, the government was ...